A descriptive essay is an essay describing things in your writing, such as a person, a place, or an object, so the reader can imagine it from what you are wrting. Some elements of descriptive writing is to help the reader get a clear impression on what you have described in your essay. The writer should begin the paragraph by pointing out what they are going to describe. The writer should also give an overall impression on the person, place, or object they are writing about. The essay should include a topic sentence that clearly states your main idea and a conclusion that repeats it. The writer should also include transitional expressions indicating place or position. This could be words such as next to, above,up,between,toward,left,right, or front.

On June 25th, 2009, I went on my first trip to Venice, Italy. On the plane, I felt very nervous but excited to see what Venice was really about. When I got off of the plane in Italy and walked throught the big white airport doors, I felt a sense of relief. It looked exactly the way it did in the travel magazines I looked at before the trip, I was really excited I could already tell this trip was going to be delightful. The sun was shining and their was not a single cloud in the sky. The day was not too hot and not too cold, it was a perfect day to stroll the exciting streets of Italy. The smell of Italian pasteries and breads in the air of Venice made me so hungry, as I walked by the small colorful Italian shops. Venice was beautiful, all the buildings looked like works of art right out of a painting. The city had a romantic feel to it, to the beautiful music on the street corners from the fabulous musicans to the gondola rides slowly drifting down the historic Grand Canal. I believe that Venice, Italy is a wonderful plac e to go on vaction. The city is filled with love, overall my trip to Venice, Italy was a huge success.